FamilyUnhappyWithShootingInquiry

AlthoughcountyofficialsatapublicforumonMar.9 at Southside Community Center promised to inform the community about developments in the investigation of Ithaca resident Shawn Greenwood's shooting, many of Greenwood's closest friends and family are accusing authorities of keeping updates behind closed doors. "They'renotreallytellingusanything,"CassieLandes, Greenwood's fiancé, said. Under state and federal law, authorities are not required to release information about current investiga - tions if it could compromise the confidentiality and neu - trality of a case. Releasing sensitive updates could also impede further developments in an investigation. Sherry Greenwood, Shawn's mother, expressed her concern that Tompkins County officials are hoping that bykeepingtheinvestigationquiet,theycanquellthecon - cernslocalresidentshaveaboutpolicemisconductandthe ethics of the shooting. "Maybe they think it's just going to disappear, but it's not," she said. "We're not going to let it." FormerfriendsofGreenwoodarealsoconcernedabout the Ithaca Police Department's treatment of the case. "ThisiswhatIwanttoknow:whatisbeingdoneabout it?" Carrie Allen, Greenwood's ex-girlfriend, said. "Are these issues being addressed or are they being thrown undertherug?Aretheyjustgoingtohopethepeoplewill let it die down?" The district attorney's office could not be reached for comment. AttheMar.9forum,MayorCarolynPetersonandIPD ChiefEdVallelysaidtheyhopedsecurityvideofromPete's Grocery would help answer questions about the shooting, including the necessity of discharging a weapon. Greenwood's friends and family, however, say they have heardlittleaboutthefindingsofthesecurityvideoornew witness examinations. The shooting occurred on Feb. 25 as several officers attempted to serve a search warrant on Greenwood in a multi-agency narcotics investigation, according to Tompkins County District Attorney Gwen Wilkinson. They approached the Ithaca resident outside of Pete's Grocery on West Buffalo Street. Greenwood resisted removal from his vehicle, which prompted the officers to taser him. Greenwood then drove onto a curb and hit a Dryden